Any bill that purports to decolonize Puerto Rico must include full information on the controlling language of Puerto Rico, what the transition to federal taxation would be, whether economically stifling maritime restrictions would be eliminated, and much more.
The Smithsonian should not participate in the dilution, distortion, or omission of the Young Lords and the Chicano and Mexican movements that are part of this exhibit.
No one gets to determine the Puerto Ricanness of the daughters and sons of Borikén, especially someone who has actively endorsed and supported white supremacists.
WASHINGTON DC -- “The Power 4 Puerto Rico Coalition stands in solidarity with our African American sisters and brothers in the national uprising against police violence and white supremacist policies oppressing black, brown, Native, and other communities.
